Oliver

I was able to contact Joel this afternoon. As mentioned, he is familiar with aircraft, holds an A&P certificate and has hauled helicopters cross...

Do you have contact info for Joel? thanks

Thanks all for the suggestions, I’ll see where things go with potential purchase. maybe by mid January I’ll have people clamoring to volunteer for...

Is the plane already covered?

If there’s room, and it’s practical, you may also consider clamping a metal heat shield to exhaust. even a 1/2” air gap will provide big drop in...

EAA provides a very useful home builders packet containing instructions with all FAA forms - sample forms filled out for dummies like me, builders...

Treat it like a carrier landing, touch down with full power and full aft stick, if it feels ok back off power and stop. If not, keep in full power...

Structural integrity of fabric relies on a fabric to fabric bond, thus the required overlap. If solvents aren’t cutting too deeply into...

When reusing leading edge skins, drill all new holes when fastening, will make for a stiffer wing, as old holes tend to wallow out a bit over time

What’s mounted above the dash?

Are you replacing fairlead due to wear? or to thread new cable assy? Suggested earlier was to make new cables in place. sounds like you’re beyond...

Need to be pretty clean, lumps and bumps of glue/fabric will show thru with new covering. if you’re dealing with tail surfaces they need to be...

What covering system was used on the fabric you removed?

That’s it, thank you sir!